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More than 100 Frank Lloyd Wright commissions have special place names (e.g. "Hollyhock House" or "Fallingwater"). These titles were often bestowed by Wright on his designs but some were applied by clients. Only Wright projects with nicknames appear in this search.

Alternative placename: "Springbough"

House for Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. Sander, "Springbough" [Stamford, Connecticut] (1952)

Note: The following information concerning this project represents original research and analysis by John Geiger, and is based in his long and detailed study of the Frank Lloyd Wright literature as well as personal contacts with members of the Taliesin Fellowship and architectural historians. In addition, he added his own categories of building type and compositional form, as well as other points of consideration that he deemed important to understanding of the design.

Name of client: Sander, Frank S..

Sobriquet or alternative place name: Springbough.

Design Status (as of 2011): Executed.

Occupancy form or use: HOUSING/Residential/Single Family.

Principal building materials: MASONRY/Brick, lapped boards.

Number of drawings for this project detailed in the database: 5.

Drawing Number and Description

5304.001     Perspective from below on the balcony side
5304.002     Floor plan
5304.010     Floor plan
5304.011     Elevations
5304.012     Two cross sections and fireplace details.
Construction supervision: Delson, Morton

Plan type: Sturges.

Note: Records a category devised by Geiger to classify the types of floor plans found in Frank Lloyd Wright projects to categorize types of roof structure. These terms were applied consistently through a choice list on Column [PLANTYPE] in Table MMTFDRAWINGS FILE, and may be searched.

Notes And References

Comments by John Geiger and/or sources of attribution: None recorded.